Tag Archives: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

U.S. Army Spc. Chris Springer flashes a smile as he puts some of his lab-testing equipment into one of the facility's many refrigerators. DoD photo by Katie Lange

High-level scientists aren’t the only ones who are part of the team creating a Zika vaccine. Some service members are part of the testing process, too.
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Pilots from the Alaska Air National Guard's 144th Airlift Squadron prepare to take off in a C-130 Hercules at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 17, 2016. The transport mission was one of the last combat missions during the 144th AS's final C-130 deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis)

From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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A small clinical trial of a malaria vaccine candidate recently showed 100-percent protection against the disease, meaning a first-generation vaccine may be ready in 4 to 5 years.
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